debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 columns wide.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76~1689594960~22.04~9d563bf) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic
cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure):
installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-firmware
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
This happens when trying to update things in apt in PopOS. Tell me if more info is needed. I hope I posted to the right community.>>>
Have you wiped your
/lib/?Also please increase the window size of your terminal.
And use tripe backticks to paste terminal output/code. Makes it easier to read.
Example:
```
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 columns wide.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76168959496022.04~9d563bf) … update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic cp: cannot stat ‘/lib/klibc-*.so’: No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (–configure): installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-firmware E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
```
would result in
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 columns wide.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76168959496022.04~9d563bf) … update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic cp: cannot stat ‘/lib/klibc-*.so’: No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (–configure): installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-firmware E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)Have you wiped your /lib/?
Intentionally or by mistake? Do you mean that if I would have wiped it that would result in apt not finding it? If you mean that then I haven’t intentionally at least. There is things there so it should be good. Also what do you mean by please increase the window size of your terminal?
debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 columns wide.)
This suggests your terminal is too small for debconf output. Could be missing some important log output.
If your
/libis intact, then you might need to reinstallinitramfs-tools.Check if the missing file exits:
ls -la /lib/klibc-*.soIf it does - it could a permission issue.
dpkg-reconfigure initramfs-toolsmight fix it.If it doesn’t - try reinstalling
initramfs-tools:sudo apt-get install --reinstall initramfs-toolsThanks! Yea it seems like initramfs-tools is broken.
aapo@pop-os:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure initramfs-tools /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: initramfs-tools is broken or not fully installedaapo@pop-os:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall initramfs-tools Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 169 not upgraded. 55 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. E: Internal Error, No file name for initramfs-tools:amd64The problem is that apt can’t find the initramfs-tools file. I don’t think I have seen that error before.
OK, this is concerning. Try downloading the installer and installing it manually:
sudo apt download initramfs-tools sudo dpkg -i initramfs-tools.whatever.is.the.actual.name.debaapo@pop-os:~$ sudo dpkg -i initramfs-tools_0.140ubuntu13.2_all.deb (Reading database ... 292735 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack initramfs-tools_0.140ubuntu13.2_all.deb ... Unpacking initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) over (0.140ubuntu13.2) ... Setting up initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--install): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: initramfs-toolsYea the problem’s pretty bad it seems.
OK, so that did not trigger the reinstallation of the missing file. Try reinstalling
libklibc:sudo apt-get install --reinstall libklibcaapo@pop-os:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall libklibc Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 169 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/45.6 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76~1689594960~22.04~9d563bf) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure): installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-firmware E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)Tried that already. The installation tries to run but the problem blocks it from running.
There’s also an another thread on the PopOS community.
Porblem solved! I downloaded the libklibc package manually.
